Meiji prints
| Design: | Tomioka Eisen (1864-1905) | |||||
| Title: | Woman with umbrella | |||||
| Size: | 18.0 x 27.2 cm (chūban) | |||||
| Original woodblock print | ||||||
| Photography: | Theo Janssen |
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Special effects: silver highlights on sachet and kimono. Snowflakes in gofun (powdered seashells).
Published in 1905 as a kuchi-e in the magazine Bungei Kurabu, vol. 11, no. 3.
Artist’s name and red artist’s Eisen seal in right print area:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 藻 | mo | seaweed | |
| 斉 | sei | equal | Mosai |
A beautiful reproduction of this kuchi-e print can be found on the website of David Bull.
References
- Merritt, Helen, and Yamada, Nanako (2000). Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints. Reflections of Meiji culture. University of Hawai’i Press.
- Yamada, Nanako (2005, p.313). Survey of Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints. Tokyo: Bunsei Shoin Booksellers Co., Ltd.
Provenance: Chris Uhlenbeck’s Hotei Japanese Prints